Gonzales vs. Katigbak Digest

Gonzales vs. Kalaw-Katigbak [GR L-69500, 22 July 9!5" #n $an%, &e'nan(o )J*+ 0 %on%u',  %on%u' in 'esult,  took no a't,  on o%ial leave &a%ts+ Jose ntonio /. Gonzalez is te 1'esi(ent o te 3alaya &il4s, a 4ovie 'o(u%tion outt (uly 'egiste'e( as a single 'o'ieto'si wit te $u'eau o o4esti% 7'a(e8 wile 3a'ia Kalaw Katigbak an( $'ig. Gen. il'e(o :. #st'a(a a'e te :ai'4an an( ;i%e-:ai'4an, 'ese%tively o te $oa'( o Review o' 3otion 1i%tu'es an( 7elevision. %tobe' 9!?, a e'4it to e@ibit te l4 AKait sa 1atali4A un(e' te %lassi%ation A&o' (ults >nly,A wit %e'tain %anges an( (eletions enu4e'ate( was g'ante(.  7e l4 in issue issue was given an a(ult %lassi%ation %lassi%ation to se've se've as a wa'ning wa'ning to teate' oe'ato's an( viewe's tat so4e %ontents o Kait a'e not t o' te young. Bo4e o  te s%enes in te i%tu'e we'e taken in a teate'-%lub an( a goo( o'tion o te l4 sots %on%ent'ate( on so4e wo4en e'oti%ally (an%ing nake(, o' at least nea'ly nake(, on te teate' stage. note' s%ene on tat stage (ei%te( te wo4en kissing an( %a'essing as lesbians. n( towa'( te en( o te i%tu'e, te'e e@ists s%enes o e@%essive violen%e atten(ing te battle between a g'ou o 'obbe's an( te oli%e.  7e vulne'able vulne'able an( i4itative in in te young au(ien%e au(ien%e will 4isun(e'stan( 4isun(e'stan( tese s%enes. 7e $oa'( gave 3alaya l4s an otion to ave te l4 'e%lassie( to &o'Gene'al-1at'onage i it woul( ag'ee to 'e4ove te obs%ene s%enes an( a'e (own te violen%e in te l4.  4otion o' 'e%onsi(e'ation was le( by Gonzales, in beal o 3alaya &il4s, Lino $'o%ka, Jose &. La%aba, an( ul%e C. Baguisag, stating tat te %lassi%ation o te l4 A&o' A &o' (ults (ults >nlyA was witout basis. 7en on 2 Dove4be' 9!?, te $oa'( 'elease( its (e%ision+ A%ting on te ali%antEs 3otion o' Re%onsi(e'ation (ate( 29 >%tobe' 9!?, te $oa'(, ate' a 'eview o te 'esolution o te sub-%o44ittee an( an e@a4ination o te l4, Resolves to a'4 in toto te 'uling o te sub-%o44ittee. :onsi(e'ing, :onsi(e'ing, oweve', %e'tain vital (e%ien%ies in te ali%ation, te $oa'( u'te' Resolves to (i'e%t te :ai'4an o te $oa'( to itol( te issuan%e o te 1e'4it to e@ibit until tese (e%ien%ies a'e sulie(.A >n 0 Janua'y 9!5, Gonzales, et. al. le( te etition o' %e'tio'a'i wit te Bu'e4e :ou't. nly an( i4ose %on(itions to e(it te 4ate'ial to allow it a FGene'al at'onage 'ating. Hel(+ 3otion i%tu'es a'e i4o'tant bot as a 4e(iu4 o' te %o44uni%ation o i(eas an( te e@'ession o te a'tisti% i4ulse. 7ei' eIe%ts on te e'%etion by ou' eole o issues an( ubli% o%ials o' ubli% gu'es as well as te 'evailing %ultu'al t'aits is %onsi(e'able. 7e Ai4o'tan%e o 4otion i%tu'es as an o'gan o ubli% oinion lessene( by te a%t tat tey a'e (esigne( to ente'tain as well as to ino'4.A 7e'e is no %lea' (ivi(ing line between wat involves knowle(ge an( wat aIo'(s leasu'e. < su% a (istin%tion we'e sustaine(, te'e is a (i4inution o te basi% 'igt

to 'ee e@'ession. 1'ess 'ee(o4 A4ay be i(entie( wit te libe'ty to (is%uss ubli%ly an( t'utully any 4atte' o ubli% %on%e'n witout %enso'si o' unis4ent.A 7is is not to say tat su% 'ee(o4, as is te 'ee(o4 o see%, absolute. nly,A witout any (eletion o' %ut. 3o'eove' te $oa'(Ms e'%etion o wat %onstitutes obs%enity aea's to be un(uly 'est'i%tive. 7e :ou't %on%lu(es tus tat te'e was an abuse o (is%'etion. Doneteless, te'e a'e not enoug votes to 4aintain tat :onstitutional Law <<, 2005 ) =! * Da''atives )$e'ne Gue''e'o* su% an abuse %an be %onsi(e'e( g'ave. %%o'(ingly, %e'tio'a'i (oes not lie